A Tibetan monk has set himself alight in China's Sichuan province, amid claims of a crackdown on monasteries in the region.
Western-based activists said the monk, who they named as Tsewang Norbu, had died from his injuries.
A similar action sparked weeks of confrontation earlier this year in another town in Sichuan.
Unrest is fuelled by a widespread belief that the government wants to suppress Tibetan culture.
The argument has been going on for decades, with many Tibetans accusing the government of forcing monks to attend re-education camps, encouraging the migration of Han Chinese to Tibetan areas, and crushing any sign of dissent.
But the authorities say they have brought relative wealth and prosperity to a region that was a rural backwater. More...
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Western-based activists said the monk, who they named as Tsewang Norbu, had died from his injuries.
A similar action sparked weeks of confrontation earlier this year in another town in Sichuan.
Unrest is fuelled by a widespread belief that the government wants to suppress Tibetan culture.
The argument has been going on for decades, with many Tibetans accusing the government of forcing monks to attend re-education camps, encouraging the migration of Han Chinese to Tibetan areas, and crushing any sign of dissent.
But the authorities say they have brought relative wealth and prosperity to a region that was a rural backwater. More...
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